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Angry Birds Journey
Developer(s)Rovio Entertainment
Designer(s)Sandro Kvlividze
SeriesAngry Birds
Platform(s)
ReleaseJanuary 20, 2022
Genre(s)
Mode(s)Single-player

Angry Birds Journey is a 2022 casual puzzle video game developed and published by Rovio Entertainment. It is the 19th instalment in the Angry Birds franchise, sharing similar qualities to its predecessors.

The game was released on app stores globally on January 20, 2022, following a long period of being in the soft launch phase, and has received mixed critical reception.

Gameplay

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Angry Birds Journey follows the flock of birds as they search for the Egg Wonders, powerful egg-shaped artefacts, aiming to activate them before the pigs do.[1][2] It is a puzzle video game, following the gameplay style of previous Angry Birds titles albeit with several changes.[2][3] The player must use a slingshot to launch birds at structures with various targets.[4]

Development and release

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Lead designer Sandro Kvlividze stated that Angry Birds Journey was designed to "go back to Rovio's roots, but also be more approachable than any instalment before it." Development on the game began in 2019, with the first prototype being finished in March of that year.[5]

In March 2020, Angry Birds Journey was soft launched under the title Angry Birds Casual in select regions. Nine months later, in January 2021, the game was soft launched again under its current name.[6] The game was released globally on the App Store and Google Play on January 20, 2022.[3]

Reception

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Angry Birds Journey has received mixed reception from critics and journalists. Gavin Sheehan from Bleeding Cool wrote, "reworked and streamlined, Angry Birds Journey is undoubtedly a modern Angry Birds experience, a perfect casual puzzle game to pick up and play any time."[1] Charlie Wacholz from Android Central criticised the use of microtransactions, writing that the game "falls into step with games like Candy Crush with in-game currencies, pay-to-win mechanics, and even time limits on how long you can play before paying for extra game time," calling the overall experience "unnecessarily unpleasant."[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Sheehan, Gavin (January 24, 2022). "Rovio Entertainment Launches Angry Birds Journey For Mobile". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Astle, Aaron (20 January 2022). "Rovio launches Angry Birds Journey worldwide". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  3. ^ a b Beresford, Trilby (January 20, 2022). "Rovio Unveils New 'Angry Birds' Mobile Game". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Charlie Wacholz (January 26, 2022). "Angry Birds Journey impressions: Angering birds, angering me". Android Central. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  5. ^ "Angry Birds Journey's voyage to reinvent familiarity". Pocket Gamer. February 1, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  6. ^ Nelson, Jared (December 14, 2021). "'Angry Birds Journey' Finally Launching Worldwide in January Following Nearly Two Years of Soft Launch". TouchArcade. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
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